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Statement of the Chief Executive’s
responsibilities as the Accounting
Officer of Birmingham Children’s
Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
The NHS Act 2006 states that the Chief Executive
is the Accounting Officer of the NHS Foundation
Trust. The relevant responsibilities of the
Accounting Officer, including their responsibility for
the propriety and regularity of public finances for
which they are answerable, and for the keeping of
proper accounts, are set out in the NHS Foundation
Trust Accounting Officer Memorandum issued by
the Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation
Trusts (Monitor).
Under the NHS Act 2006, Monitor has directed
Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation
Trust to prepare for each financial year a statement
of accounts in the form and on the basis set out in
the Accounts Direction. The accounts are prepared
on an accruals basis and must give a true and fair
view of the state of affairs of Birmingham Children’s
Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and of its income
and expenditure, total recognised gains and losses
and cash flows for the financial year.
In preparing the accounts, the Accounting Officer
is required to comply with the requirements of the
NHS Foundation Trust Annual Reporting Manual
and in particular to:
l Observe the Accounts Direction issued by
Monitor, including the relevant accounting
and disclosure requirements, and apply suitable
accounting policies on a consistent basis;
The Accounting Officer is responsible for keeping
proper accounting records which disclose with
reasonable accuracy at any time the financial
position of the NHS Foundation Trust and to enable
him/her to ensure that the accounts comply with
requirements outlined in the above mentioned
Act. The Accounting Officer is also responsible for
safeguarding the assets of the NHS Foundation
Trust and hence for taking reasonable steps for
the prevention and detection of fraud and other
irregularities.
To the best of my knowledge and belief, I have
properly discharged the responsibilities set out in
Monitor’s NHS Foundation Trust Accounting Officer
Memorandum.
Signed…………………………………………..
Date: 29 May 2013
David Melbourne
Interim Chief Executive
l Make judgements and estimates on a
reasonable basis;
l State whether applicable accounting standards
as set out in the NHS Foundation Trust Annual
Reporting Manual have been followed, and
disclose and explain any material departures in
the financial statements; and
l Prepare the financial statements on a going
concern basis.